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( A sleepy Steph starts up the video, yawning a little before she takes her thumb off the camera to reveal herself. She's not messy or sloppy or anything like that, just yawning. Her voice is very matter-of-fact and she nods occasionally as she speaks to confirm how right her point is. )

Y'know I think this place needs to give newbies a warmer welcome. Hotels give you like coffee and maybe a fruit basket? We need that, waiting in our suite for us. Maybe with a cute message card saying something like, "Welcome to our city, and oh, remember you're stuck here! Have a mocha on us!" It's common courtesy to give folks some kind of compensation.

( She pauses. She's forgetting something, isn't she... Oh, right! )

Oh yeah, I'm Stephanie. Or Steph. Probably not Stephie. ( Bad memories associated with that one. ) Aaaand I really want a mocha. That actually sounds really good right now. Nice to meet you and especially nice to meet you if you know about a Turtlebucks close to the Wood Sector.

( Confirm her secret identity in this place as an ordinary and hilarious college student? Check. She honestly is seriously thinking about her situation, but for now she doesn't want that to show through as Stephanie Brown. Gotta be safe and all. )

I think that's everything? Laters.

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( She shrugs. It is how it is. Being a superhero never really helps with the social life. )

How about here then? Do you have any BFFs here yet or is the position available?

I have a few friends. What's a BFF? [ That is not a phrase that translates, whoops. ]

Best friend forever, sorry. It means what it sounds like.

Oh! [ That she has to think about, actually. She's pretty good friends with Zatanna. Best Friends Forever though? Maybe. She smiles, just a touch shyly. Making friends is hard yo. ]

I guess that's still up for grabs, but you may have to fight Zatanna for it.

( A determined expression on her face, Steph lifts her arm up, flexing and patting it proudly. )

I can take her, no problem! ( She relaxes and laughs. ) Don't worry. You can have multiple BFFs, so we can both be your BFF! As long as that's cool with you, of course.

[ Kara is positively delighted that anyone would actively try to be her friend. She's had a rough time of things since she left Krypton, and this... it just makes her realize that things are finally starting to feel normal again. ]

No, that's cool. [ She's just imitating the word choice - it's still a strange word to her. ] I find having too many friends is a lot more fun than not having enough.

( Have a big grin, Kara! In Steph's book, they are officially BFFs, as of this moment. )

Definitely! We can even all hang out together some time. Doesn't that sound like fun?

[ Just tell Kara where to sign. ]

That sounds great! We could go shopping or something. Or, get that mocha, I guess.

Shopping, yes. Mocha, totally. But you know what we really need?

( A way off this place? )

A sleepover! ... Wait, do you know what that is?

I know what a sleepover is. [ Her tone is annoyed, but her smile belies her good humor. ]

That would be really fun. I haven't had a sleepover since I was a little girl.

Sorry, sorry, just wanted to make sure! ( Embarrassed, Steph waves her hands frantically to wave off the silly question of hers. )

Then it's about time you've had one! We can have pillow fights, and tell scary stories, talk about crushes... Make it like all those silly movies. ( Her Kara loved Earth movies... and kinda wanted to live in them. She's hoping this Kara will be similar in that regard. )

Scary stories and pillow fights I am definitely up for. But, uh, I'm not sure what crushes are? [ Now she looks sheepish. One minute she knows everything, the next she knows nothing. ]

It sounds like fun though, we should definitely do it.

( At the questioning of crushes, Steph's eyes go as wide as her smile. This is going to be great. )

Oh boy, do we have a lot to talk about then. The sooner the better, but I'm up for whenever's best for you.

There's not really a bad time for me, I tend to work mornings and I have weekends off. [ And it's not like she really has anything else going on. ]

How 'bout next weekend then? I need time to get some cute PJs before our sleepover.

Sounds perfect. I guess I should find something too. [ Whoops she rarely ever sleeps ]

Wait, I forgot- My place or yours? I'm in Wood so it's fun, but kinda cramped.

You're welcome to come to my place, it's in Fire Sector. But I can fly, so it's really up to you if you want to travel that far.

It's fine, I can make the trek. I wanna see what the insides of houses are like there!

Alright, my place it is then. My room is 1B.

Kay! I'll be there.

If anything comes up and you've gotta cancel, just message.

And if you have any trouble, just shout. I'll hear you.